Parc Center for Disabilities, Caregiver Relief Services

Innovative and Exemplary (2022):

Parc Center for Disabilities, Caregiver Relief Services, in existence 15 years, serves children birth through 22 years with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities, mental health or behavioral conditions, chronic illness, special medical needs, and/or diagnosed trauma. Families, regardless of income, receive 15 to 35 hours of in-home respite monthly, at no cost to them. Group respite events offered on the weekend and Respitality services expand the core respite services. A person-center approach honing in on the individual needs of each family works to reduce caregiver stress and support family stability. Enrolled families are further supported by a formal crisis planning process that is comprehensive in scope and includes ongoing practical support to help families avert emergencies.

All providers complete the National Respite Care Provider Training (NRCPT) as well as Trauma Informed Care before starting to work with a family.

The program’s evaluation approach focuses on performance measurement in real time to address the changing needs of families experiencing difficult life circumstances. The program’s evaluation method incudes a proprietary evaluation tool; measures of caregiver stress; measures of wellbeing of the child receiving services and their siblings; ongoing documentation of client communication, and written records for all home-visits. Data is reviewed twice monthly, or more often if necessary, so that adjustments and adaptations to services can be made as needed to support families, in real time.

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Parc Center for Disabilities, Caregiver Relief Services was recognized as Innovative and Exemplary in 2022. Programs are reviewed every three years to assess their status. Following their review, recognition of  Parc’s Caregiver Relief Services as Innovative and Exemplary was extended to December 31, 2028.